Mold.



J. W. WESTLAKE.

MOLD. APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1910.

Patented May 16, 1911.

Inventor Attorneys Witness Josrm w. WESTLAKE, or MARYSVILLE, OHIO.

MOLD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 18, 1910. Serial No. 562,032.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that .I, JOSIAH W. WESTLAKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marysville, in the county of Union and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Mold, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to molds for use in making concrete fence posts and the like and one of its objects is to provide a device of this character especially adapted for use in making posts having wire-engaging elements extending therefrom, means being provided whereby said elements may be held firmly in their proper positions while the mold is being filled.

Another object is to provide a mold having novel means for forming the base of the post.

A still further object is to provide a mold the parts of which can be quickly assembled or taken apart and Will not easily get out of order.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings,Figure 1 is a side elevation of a mold constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a section on line AB Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section on line C-D Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on line EF Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation showing the means employed for fastening the large end panel to the mold. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a post produced in the mold shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the post and showing one of thewire-engaging hooks and the adjacent recess. Fig. 9 is'an elevation of one end portion of one of the side panels and showing the notches for the reception of ears extending from an end plate. Fig. 10 is an elevation of the end plate and adjacent arts.

reference 1 designates a box of wood or other material. having a tapered pallet 2 extending therefrom and adapted to support the side" panels 3 and 4 of the mold. Each of these panels is preferably formed of sheet metal having a reinforcing angle iron 5 along each longitudinal edge thereof, the lower angle Patented May 16, 1911.

iron being adapted to rest upon the pallet 2. i

An end plate 6 is hingedly connected to the panel 4 and has ears 7 extending therefrom and carrying an eccentric or cam 8. This cam is adapted to frictionally engage the panel 8 so as to bind it against the adjoining edge of the plate 6. A slot 9 is formed within the plate 6 and is for the purpose hereinafter set forth. The panels 4 and 5 gradually diverge toward the corners of the j box 1 at which points they extend laterally at acute angles to form the walls 10 of the base portion of the mold. Braces 11 preferably connect the walls 10 with the panels 3 and 4 and an end panel 12 is connected to the a free ends of the walls 10 in any preferred manner, as by means of cams 13 secured to the end panels and shiftable into channel irons 14 secured to the walls 10. It is to be understood of course that these walls 10 and s the panel 12 are all located above the box 1,'

small angular pallets 15 being arranged at the sides of the box and under the walls 10 and the end portion of the panel 12 so as to close the spaces formed between said walls of v the panel and beyond the sides of the box.

to the sides of which are hingedly connected Wings 17 and 18, the wing 18 having an ad ditional wing 19 hinged to it. The wings 17 and 18 are adapted to bridge the space formed between the panel 12 and the walls 10 while the wing 19 is adapted to bridge the. space between the panels 3 and 4 and to be detachably secured in any suitable manner to the wing 17. It will thus be seen that the extension 16 and the wings 17 18 and 19,

' form a substantially rectangular tubular extension located above the panels 3 and 4 and which is of substantially the same proportions as the box 1. Referring to the gures by characters of V Slots 18 are formed at desired intervals within the panel 41 and mounted upon the inl the wing 17 and all of said wings thus swung ner face of this panel and bridging each of the slots 18, is a wedge shaped block 19 having an outstanding lug 20 which is slidably mounted within the slot. A clamping screw 21 extends from the said block and through the slot and projects through a plate 22 which is slidably mounted on the outer face of the panel 1 and bridges the slot 18. A wing nut 23 may be mounted on this block for the purpose of clamping the plate 22 upon the panel and a lug 24 is preferably extended from the plate 22 and into the slot 18 so as to prevent the said plate from turning upon the bolt 21. A slot 25 is formed in the plate 22 and a hook 26 is pivotally mounted on the bolt 21 and extends across said slot 25. A similar arrangement of parts is found upon the plate 6. A cam 27 is mounted upon the panel 12 adjacent the center thereof and a slot 28 is formed within this panel close to the cam.

hen it is desired to use the mold for the purpose of forming a cement post, the pallet 2 and box 1 are placed in proper relation to each other, after which the panels 3 and 1 are placed on the pallet 2 and the plate 6 is drawn against the inner face of the panel 4 by means of the cam 8. The panel 12 is then interposed between and secured to the free ends of the walls 10 after which the wings 17, 18 and 19 are folded and secured together as shown in Fig. 2. A wire or metal strap such as has been shown at 29, is attached, at one end, to the cam 27 while its other end is looped as at 30 and placed in engagement with the eye of a snap hook 31. This hook is extended through the slot 9 in the plate 6 and through the slot 25 in the slide 22 and then engaged by the hook 26. Before the strap or wire 29 is thus placed in the mold, a series of hooks 32 is placed thereon and these hooks are subsequently inserted into the several slots 18 and 25 and engaged by the hooks 26.

The blocks 19 are adjusted against the hooks as shown in Fig. 1. After the hooks have been thus arranged, the mold may be filled with concrete, this concrete passing into the box 1 and then between the panels 3 and 4: and above the pallets 2 and 15. The concrete is leveled off flush with the upper edges of the panels 3 and at and with the upper edges of the walls 10 and panel 12 after which the space between the wings 17, 18, 19 and the extension 16 is filled with concrete and leveled off. The concrete can be poured into the space between these Wings and the extension 16 after the material between the panels 3 and 4 has partly set or, if desired, the concrete can be suficiently stiff to prevent it from flowing out of position within the uppermost portion of the mold. After the concrete has properly hardened the wing 19 can be detached from away from the concrete surrounded thereby. The panel 12 can then be detached from the wall 10 and removed. The plate 6 is then released from the panel 1 and also the various hooks 26 are disengaged from the snap hooks 32. The plates 6 can thus be swung off of the hook 31 and the panel 4: can be slipped off of the hooks 32. It will be observed, of course, there is nothing to hinder the removal of the panel 3. It is to be understood of course that the strap or wire 29 must first be disconnected from the cam 27 before the panel 12 can be removed.

The strap or wire is' preferably attached to this cam. by forming a hook therein and placing the hook in engagement with the cam. After the parts of the mold have been removed it will be seen that the post produced will have a base made up of oppositely extending rectangular portions 33 and oppositely extending triangular portions 3 1, the body portion of the post having portions of the snap hooks projecting therefrom and. opening into recesses 35 formed within the post by the blocks 19.

It is to be understood that various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

WVhat is claimed is 1. A mold including a pallet, side panels detachably mounted thereon, an end plate connecting the panels at one end, an end panel connecting the other end of the side panels, said end plate having a slot therein, a hook-receiving slide mounted on the plate and bridging the slot, and a holding hook carried by said slide.

2. A mold including a pallet, detachably connected panels mounted on the pallet, one of said panels having a slot therein, a slotted slide upon the outer face of said panel and bridging the slot in the panel,

and a hook upon said slide.

3. A mold including a pallet, detachably connected panels thereon, one of said panels having a slot, a block adjustably mounted upon the inner face of said slotted panel and bridging a portion of the slot, a slide mounted on the outer face of said panel and bridging a portion of the slot, said slide having a slot therein, and a hook upon the slide.

1. A mold including a pallet, side panels thereon, an end plate connecting the panels and having a slot, a slide mounted on said plate and provided with a slot, a hook carried by the slide, an end panel connecting said side panel, and a cam carried by said panel for engaging an anchoring device connected to the hook on the slide.

5. A separable mold having openings in one wall for the reception of post elements, as my oWn, I have hereto aflixed my signaseparate means pivotallg and slidably ture in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

mounted upon said wall or engaging the respective elements to hold them Within the JOSIAH WESTLAKE' openings, and devices for securing the re- WVitnesses:

spective means against movement. GEORGE MoDER, In testimony that I claim the foregoing JOHN M. PEEL.

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